Penn State and Central Missouri Wreaths

I completed two more custom wreath orders. Both are college spirit wreaths... a Penn State one for a friend and one for a young lady about to start her freshman year at Central Missouri.

Our friends Lauren and Jon are huge Penn State fans! So much so that they even named their precious dog Nittany! I was so excited when Lauren asked me to make a PSU wreath, mostly because I was excited about the colors. I've done a bunch of red and black wreaths so the blue and white was refreshing! As an added bonus Lauren gave me some PSU ribbon to use. I think it turned out really cute! I still need to add a bow to this wreath, but have to go get more white ribbon... but since I'm impatient I couldn't wait to post about it =)

Of course I have to include a picture of Nittany! 

Lauren, Nittany, and Jon

The second wreath is fun because the client is going to use it as decoration for her dorm! Gosh, I'm a little bit jealous. I remember the summer before college and how excited I was. I had so much fun shopping for my dorm room and loved that my roommate and I were all about coordinating. I truly hope that this UCM wreath adds some fun to these girls' dorm! 

Next up is a Georgia Tech wreath! And that one is going to stay right here! =)

Clemson Tigers Wreath

I made this wreath for a friend who obviously is a Clemson Tigers fan. I really like how this wreath turned out! I used a little bit thicker wreath form which helped to add some volume. I also had fun with the ribbons! 

I'd love to make you your very own school spirit, ribbon wreath! Contact me if you're interested! Only a couple more months till college football season!!! 

Easter Egg Wreath

This wreath is a fun way to brighten any room this Easter season! And it is so simple to make! 

I bought a flat, wooden, 12 inch wreath frame and wrapped it with white ribbon. Then traced the flat, wooden egg shape onto multiple colors of felt and then cut those out. 

Back of the wreath

A little bit of felt glue and glitter and I had some sparkly Easter eggs. All that was left was using a glue gun to attach them to the wreath frame. So simple! 

Egg detail

Egg detail

Egg detail

It takes a little bit of patience but I think it was fun and definitely suggest you try one for yourself! =)

"Americana"

This 18 inch "Americana" fabric wreath was a custom order requested after seeing my "American Spirit" wreath I made for the Habersham YMCA Hallway Silent Auction. This client wanted this wreath to accessorize her kitchen which is decorated in an Americana theme.

These fabric scrap wreaths are not my favorite to do simply because they are so time consuming. I have to cut up hundreds of fabric strips and then spend hours tying them in tiny knots around the wire wreath frame. This is also larger than the original "American Spirit" wreath and therefor took longer to complete. Each wreath is about $30 at cost and when I turn around and sell them at $50 a pop (for a fabric scrap, 18" wreath) I'm not sure the $20 profit I make is worth all the time that goes into creating them.



I really do enjoy the way it turns out though. On this wreath I added a red bow made from raffia and I particularly like the fabric I used on this wreath. My favorite is the gray, red, and blue stripe fabric.

Red raffia bow

Fabric detail

I think I will definitely make myself one to hang for Memorial Day and, of course, the 4th of July. And I know this wreath will look super cute in my customer's kitchen! 

Go Raiders!

I had some custom wreath orders requested this past weekend. Each wreath celebrates the Raiders and State Football Champions over at Savannah Christian Preparatory School. They boast the bright colors red, white, and black. I love that color combination. I added some sparkly ribbon and fabric scraps in these two and I really think it adds some fun to these wreaths! 

This was the first time I did an 18" fabric wreath, and I must say, after I complete one more custom order, it may be my last. Holy cow! It was just so time consuming! And to be quite honest, I'm not really sure it's worth the money. BUT I do love the way it turned out!! One of my favorite features is the skull and crossbones fabric I used.

GO RAIDERS! 

"Sic 'Em"

A couple of posts ago I blogged about the Habersham YMCA Priceless Gifts Campaign and the "American Spirit" wreath I made and donated to the Silent Auction. I also mentioned that I made a University of Georgia spirit wreath. Well, here is the final result. It's one of my favorite types of wreaths to make, a ribbon wreath. 

The "Sic 'Em" wreath can be hung indoors or outside. However, the longevity of the wreath varies based on the conditions in which you hang it. I made a similar "Boo" wreath for Halloween last year and hung it outside and it held up absolutely fine. 

 

For some final touches I added some white, glitter UGA letters and a big red bow.

UGA detail

The "Sic 'Em" wreath along with the "American Spirit" wreath are up for auction starting this week at the Habersham YMCA. The "Sic 'Em" wreath is valued around $45 and the "American Spirit" wreath starting at $35. If you are interested in purchasing either and supporting a good cause, please swing by and check them out! Each are handcrafted with lots of love, wags, and puppy kisses. 

If you are interested in owning your own handcrafted wreath please contact me and I will be happy to whip one up for you. I can customize your wreath to your specific theme and requests... I will even turn a blind eye to a Florida theme if you so choose. ;) 

It may be March Madness right now... but thinking of all our strong SEC teams is making me itch for the fall and some good, competitive college football! 

"American Spirit" Wreath

No, I know it isn't even March yet and I should be posting about something St. Patrick's Day related instead of a July 4th or Memorial Day or whatever American themed holiday... but I think it's okay because this wreath isn't even for me... though I may make another one for myself. I actually made this "American Spirit" wreath for a silent auction we are having at the Habersham YMCA in March. Our silent auction raises money that goes directly to our community by funding financial aid for children, adults, and families who cannot currently afford a membership to the Y or childcare. If you're interested you can read a better and more eloquently stated description about it all here. The cool thing is that none of the money goes to the facility or staff, just to the community. Anywayyyy...

I made the wreath by tying scraps of fabric around a wire wreath frame. A great benefit of making this flag months ahead of any national holiday is the cheap prices of the star spangled fabric!

I used multiple red, white and blue prints with stars and some red plaid and bandana prints as well. 

It took me quite a while to tie all these pieces of fabric around four different rings of wire... but I found that I could easily multitask while doing this.

You can see all the knots on the back of the wreath

I added a white paper ribbon bow and called it a day! Hopefully it will raise some money! I'm also making a UGA themed wreath and will post a picture soon! If you would like to own either please contact me or visit the Habersham YMCA the week of March 19th! OR if you would like to donate an item to the auction that would be awesome too!

Halloween "Boo" Wreath

I found this idea for a really cute, homemade Halloween wreath! So simple! All you need is ribbon, a foam wreath form, a hot glue gun, and whatever little adornments you wish to add!

Basically, all you do is wrap the wreath form in some ribbon and secure it with some hot glue. I used pins to hold it tightly in place while I was wrapping it. 

Then you cut up the other ribbon into 4.5 inch strips. Glue the ends together about an half an inch up so you still can separate the ends.

Then you just hot glue those to the wreath in sections. See so simple! I made a few alterations from the original. I exchanged the original blogger's 31 for the word "boo" and add a spider I purchased from the dollar store. I also used a slightly different color scheme.

I'm very pleased with how this turned out! So much fun! If you're into crafty things I would suggest this as an easy, fun, and inexpensive project! I got most of the necessary materials from the dollar store =)